Canteen



BENJAMIN BEERS, OF NEW FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT.

CANTEEN.

Speccation of Letters Patent No. 22,541, dated January 11, 1859 To allwhom it 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN Bienne, of

New Fairfield, in the county of F airfield and State of Connecticut,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vooden Canteens;and I do hereby declare that the same are described and represented inthe following specification and drawings.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my improvements Iwill proceed to describe their construction and use, referring to thedrawings in which the same letters indicate like parts in each of thefigures.

Figure l, is an elevation of one side of a canteen with my improvements;Fig. 2, is an elevation of one edge; and Fig. 3, is a sectionrepresenting the canteen cut perpendicularly through the center.

The nature of my invention consists in adding to a wooden canteen anadditional vessel made by hollowing out a piece of wood and inserting`its edge in a groove in the end or head of the canteen.

To make my vessel or canteen I take a thin piece of straight grainedwood that can be bent into a hoop A, either with or without steaming,and of such length and width, as will make the canteen of the sizedesired; and reduce the thickness gradually for a short distance neareach end, as shown by dotted lines at B, to form a lap or jamming whichmay be fastened by nails or otherwise so as to form a strong connectionof the two ends of the hoop. I then take two pieces of board of asuitable length and width to form the ends or heads C, C, and plane themsmooth on each side and cut a circular groove D, in one side of eachpiece, of such width anddia-meter that the edges of the hoop will fittightly into the grooves D, D. The edges of the heads C, C, may be madecircular as shown in the drawing, or siX or eight square, or in suchother form as may be preferred taking care to leave suiiicient spaceoutside of the grooves D, D, to afford the strength necessary inproportion to the sizeof the canteen. I think it will be found a goodway to make the heads circular eccentrically from the groove for thehoop, and with a straight side as shown by dotted E, E, Fig. l, so as toform a base for the canteen to stand upon, opposite to the bung oropening F, through which the canteen may be filled or emptied. The headsmay be fastened to the hoop by nails, screws or pegs, or in such othermanner as may be preferred.

In order to make a small additional vessel on the side of the canteen Imake a piece of wood Cr, in the form shown in the drawing,-that isconcave on the inside, and conver: on the outside, with a protuberanceI-I, around the opening I, for a mouth piece, and fit the edge of thishemispherical vessel, into the groove K, in the head C, and fasten itfirmly by nails or screws, so that it forms a separate vessel making thecanteen serve to carry two kinds of liquids at the same time and keepthem separate as molasses and honey, or milk and water.

Canteens made as above described can be made at one-half, or one-thirdof the cost of the common rundlet or keg and are far less likely toleak, as they have fewer joints being made with a single hoop instead ofstaves. They will be found as cheap or cheaper than earthen jugs orglass bottles for carrying water, milk, molasses and other liquidswithout the risk of being accidentally broken, so as to lose theircontents, and are admirably adapted to field service for laborers,surveyors and explorers. They will form a good substitute for, besidesbeing far cheaper, than the common kegs, used to hold white lead andother paints or p0wders.

I believe I have described and represented the improvements which I havemade in wooden Canteens, so as to enable any person skilled in the artto make and use them, and I will now state what I desire to secure byLetters Patent.

I claim- The combination with said canteen of the additional vessel madeby hollowing out a piece of wood, and inserting its edge in a groove inthe end or head.

In testimony that the foregoing is a correct description of myimprovements in Canteens made of wood I have signed my name.

BENJAMIN BEERS.v

Witnesses:

ROGER AIRSJLE, ELIAS R. FRY.

